Rosemary Banyard

Downing is an active, team-based, value-oriented manager who focuses on creating a sustainable future by investing in renewable energy, infrastructure, property and healthcare. The firm seeks to buy businesses at what they believe are attractive valuations, aiming to improve returns and reduce downside risk. They perform bottom-up research and construct focused portfolios. Each of their funds is supervised by an Investment Committee to provide additional risk oversight.

SDL manages funds according to the philosophy of Business Perspective Investing, widely acknowledged as one of the most successful long-term investment strategies associated in particular with Warren Buffett and other disciples of Benjamin Graham.

SIM is an active investment manager that utilizes a contrarian investment approach supported by fundamental, in-house research, regular company visits and their group's global network. Research is shared worldwide within the parent group and is organized in specialist teams, with local specialists contributing their expertise to global sector teams. The firm also utilizes their proprietary software, the Global Research Investment Database, to integrate and distribute in-house and external research, assisting investment managers in portfolio construction. They manage risk through another proprietary tool called Portfolio Risk Investment Strategy Manager (PRISM).